Scotland: Total ban on fracking and unconventional gas in sight
Image by the Author. Protester at INEOS, Grangemouth in December 2014. After a flurry of announcements and counter-announcements this week the campaign to ban toxic and risky forms of gas drilling…
Murphy wins: 2 sarcastic comments, 5 reflections, and the results
Image: Ric Lander Scottish Labour have elected Westminster MP Jim Murphy as Leader with support from members and parliamentarians. Murphy gained 56% of votes in the electoral college but failed…
Hundreds at Grangemouth for a Frack Free Scotland
Protesters today in Grangemouth. Image: Ric Lander. Around 500 people came to Ineos' Grangemouth Headquarters to say no to fracking today. The rally follows outrage at the Ineos' announcement to…
Dust. Settled. Go Scotland: a 7 item to-do list
For two years up to September the country was in fever pitch with friends, colleagues, families and strangers debating and cajoling each other on every issue we have. It was…
Smith Commission leaves the money at Westminster
The Smith Commission on further powers for the Scottish Parliament reported this morning and made headlines with the announcement to fully devolve income tax powers. However the package of new…
The time has come for a living rent
Image: Living Rent Campaign (Scotland). With a media heavily focussed on interest rates and property prices, it can be easy to forget that it is private renters who are on…
#RIC2014 Reflections: “You Lost. Get Over It”
Image: Amanda Grimm. #RIC2014 on Bright Green: Read more reports and reflections from the event, watch all the sessions online, or visit the Radical Independence website. Yesterday I and 3,000…
#RIC2014 Reflections: I never thought I was radical
#RIC2014 on Bright Green: Read more reports and reflections from the event, watch all the sessions online, or visit the Radical Independence website. Caroline is a sustainability worker and singer-song…
#RIC2014: The People’s Vow
#RIC2014 on Bright Green: Read more reports and reflections from the event, watch all the sessions online, or visit the Radical Independence website. Yesterday, at Radical Independence Conference 2014, to thunderous…
#RIC2014 Reflections: Challenged, Organised, Inspired
Image: Radical Independence. #RIC2014 on Bright Green: Read more reports and reflections from the event, watch all the sessions online, or visit the Radical Independence website. I'm writing this on…